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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संकटsaṃkaṭaa.Contracted, narrow, strait; संकटद्वारकाणि स्युरुच्छ्वासार्थं पुरस्य च Mb.12.69.44.
    1. Contracted, narrow, strait; संकटद्वारकाणि स्युरुच्छ्वासार्थं पुरस्य च Mb.12.69.44.
    2. Impervious, impassable.
    3. Full of, crowded with, beset with, hemmed in; संकटा ह्याहिताग्नीनां प्रत्यवायैर्गृहस्थता Mv.4.33; विषमशिलासंकटस्खलितवेगः V.2.8; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.8.
    4. Pressed, made thin (कृशीकृत); कृतप्रतिकृतैश्चित्रैर्बाहुभिश्च सुसंकटैः Mb. 4.13.27.
    5. Dangerous, critical.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -टम्

      1. A narrow passage, defile, Passive
      2. A difficulty, strait, risk, peril, danger; संकटेष्वविषण्णधीः K.; संकटे हि परीक्ष्यन्ते प्राज्ञाः शूराश्च संगरे Ks.31.93.

    • -चतुर्थी Name of the fourth day in the dark half of श्रावण.

    • -मुख Adjective narrow-mouthed.

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  2. विसंकटvisaṃkaṭaa.Frightful; dreadful; दंष्ट्राकोटिविसङ्कटैरित इतो धावद्भिराकीर्यते Māl.5.13; cf. विशंकट.

    Frightful; dreadful; दंष्ट्राकोटिविसङ्कटैरित इतो धावद्भिराकीर्यते Māl.5.13; Compare विशंकट.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -टः

      1. A lion.
      2. The Ingudī tree.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. संकटsaṃkaṭa[sam-kata] a. [put together: Pr.= krita] contracted, narrow; dense, impervious (forest); difficult, critical…

    [sam-kata] adjective [put together: Prâkrit (Sanskrit equivalent of Prâkrit word), PrâkriticEquivalent to krita] contracted, narrow; dense, impervious (forest); difficult, critical; --˚, full of (danger ous things); noun; Slender, noun of a gander; neuter contracted space, narrow passage, defile; strait, difficulty, critical condition, distress, danger (to, from, --˚): â-ya, denominative Â. grow too narrow; become contracted, grow less; -ka thana, neuter conversation, with (instrumental ± saha, --˚); -kathâ, feminine; also equal for conversation, talk, with (instrumental ± saha, --˚), about (--˚); -kara, masculine commingling, mixture; intermixture of castes by unequal marriages (Equivalent tovarna-); action equivalent to the mixture of castes (sts. neuter in Epic); mixture of figures of speech: -krityâ, feminine; also equal for act degrading to a mixed caste, î-karana, neuter act which degrades to the position of a mixed caste; -karshana, masculine Plougher, epithet of Halâyudha, elder brother of Krishna, among Vishnu wor shippers identified with the second person in the quaternity of Purushottama (Equivalent tothe soul); neuter extraction; means of uniting; -kalana, neuter putting or holding together; neuter, â, feminine; also equal for addi tion; -kalita, perfect passive participle added together.

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  2. अतिसंकटatisaṃkaṭa[ati-samkata] n. extreme density; great distress; -samkruddha, pp. very angry; -samkshepa, m. too great…

    [ati-samkata] neuter extreme density; great distress; -samkruddha, perfect passive participle very angry; -samkshepa, masculine too great brevity; -sam kaya, masculine excessive accumulation, vast hoard; -samrambha, masculine violent indignation.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संकटsaṃkaṭamf(आ)n. (prob. Pra1kr2it Prakrit for सं-कृत; cf. 2. वि-कट &c.) "brought together", contracted, closed, narrow…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (probably Pra1kr2it Prakrit for सं-कृत; confer, compare 2. वि-कट etc.) "brought together", contracted, closed, narrow, strait MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender crowded together, dense, impervious, impassable MBh. Ma1rkP.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender dangerous, critical MBh.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') crowded with, full of Ka1d.
    5. masculine gender Name of a particular personification (a son of Kakubh ककुभ्) BhP.
    6. masculine gender of a man Ra1jat.
    7. masculine gender of a gander or flamingo Katha1s. Pan5cat. Hit.
    8. neuter gender a narrow passage, strait, defile, pass MBh. Ka1v. etc., a strait, difficulty, critical condition, danger to or from (compound; confer, compare प्रा*ण-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) ibidem
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  2. नातिविस्तारसंकटnātivistārasaṃkaṭamfn. neither too wide nor too narrow Ka1m.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective neither too wide nor too narrow Ka1m.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective neither too wide nor too narrow Ka1m.
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  3. प्राणसंकटprāṇasaṃkaṭan. danger to 10 BhP.

    neuter gender danger to 10 BhP.

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  4. महासंकटmahāsaṃkaṭamfn. very intricate or difficult, full of great difficulties, very troublesome MW.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very intricate or difficult, full of great difficulties, very troublesome MW.
    2. neuter gender a great danger or distress Bhartr2.
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  5. योनिसंकटyonisaṃkaṭan. "passage through the womb", re-birth MBh.

    neuter gender "passage through the womb", re-birth MBh.

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  6. वनसंकटvanasaṃkaṭam. lentil L.

    masculine gender lentil Lexicographers

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